Assorted August

Lately the smoke in our neck of the woods is a bit too much for me to golf.  For the last two days I have opted to just stay home and catch up on things.  I started with watering the front yard plants (I had to wear my mask).  Then I went to my neighbor to water their plants, pick some tomatoes, basil and a few hydrangeas.  Now I am tired.  This is a good time to do my blog while resting.  Actually if this gets posted today I am actually a couple of days early.  So exactly what does assorted means.  It will be a mixed up of photos from the past month.  There's be flowers, foods, scenery and maybe even some surprises.  I hope you are still enjoying reading my blog and now you only have to check it once a month.  Thank you for stopping by. 

I just love the way the flowers bloomed in a perfect row.

I just remembered we have not made this in ages.

My very first Chocolate Almond Braid (very easy dessert)

The first year these flowers bloomed since we moved in.

My very first hosta plant but the other one is dying.

Last year I only had one bloom, this year I have two.

Even with the heat, this plant never bloomed in 4 years.

Another very easy cake to make and very pretty.

This is the view from our living room window almost everyday.

This was the view along the highway from Vernon to YLW (July 6).

My plants are complaining

The month of June has been hot and the plants are complaining.  Some of the plants could not handle the heat. One of my tree, an dwarf Alberta spruce have turned brown and I am not sure if I can save it.  Others are barely surviving but I try and water them everyday sometimes even twice per day.  Good news is that one of my flowering plants actually bloomed this year.  This is the first year since we moved here that I have seen these plants flower.  I am not sure what they are but I am sure my BFF who is a master gardener will let me know after she sees this post.  I thought I would share some of my neighbors plants as they are just thriving.  Some of the photos are from our camping trip.  We were doing a wine tasting at the Celista Winery and the flowers in their garden were blooming.  I know this post is a few days late, but as the saying goes, better late than never. Thank you for stopping by. Please be safe, be kind and stay healthy.